After a video that went viral in 2012 showing a bus monitor getting bullied by students – a Canadian man set up a fundraiser to collect $5,000 for a vacation for her. In the end, they ended up collecting and giving the women over $700,000. She has since retired.
After Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmarks Jewish population…
After Hitler ordered the deportation of Denmark’s Jewish population, Danish citizens organized a massive evacuation of the Jews to neutral Sweden, despite the risks. In the end, 99% of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
During the Chernobyl Disaster, Aleksandr Lelechenko saved his colleagues…
During the Chernobyl Disaster, Aleksandr Lelechenko saved his colleagues from radiation exposure by walking through radioactive water three times in place of his younger colleagues. He died less than 2 weeks after the disaster.
75% of Japanese homes have a hi-tech toilet and the latest models eliminate…
75% of Japanese homes have a hi-tech toilet and the latest models eliminate the need for TP, keep you warm, check your blood pressure, play running-water sounds to increase privacy and open and close automatically so you don’t have to touch anything.
Vikings used ravens to navigate. They brought ravens aboard their ships…
Vikings used ravens to navigate. They brought ravens aboard their ships, then released them and sailed in the same direction to find land. The raven was so important to them that it became the symbol on their flag.
Bill Haast, known as “Snake Man,” was bitten by venomous snakes more than…
Bill Haast, known as “Snake Man,” was bitten by venomous snakes more than 170 times. By injecting himself with snake venom daily for over 60 years, he saved countless lives with his antibody rich blood. He lived to be 100.
George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the 1950s was wary because…
George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the 1950s was wary because some fans tried to test his “invulnerability.” At one appearance a young fan pulled a pistol on him. Reeves convinced him to hand over the gun by telling him that a bystander could be hurt when the bullets bounced off
According to Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967…
According to Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, you can be arrested for a crime committed anywhere in the known universe.
70% of Americans either hate their jobs or are completely…
70% of Americans either hate their jobs or are completely disengaged from them.
The Tsar Bomba, which was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated…
The Tsar Bomba, which was the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated, yielded 50-58 megatons of TNT. That is equivalent to about 10 times the combined power of all the conventional explosives used by all the armies in WW2.